Dec. 15 (Bloomberg) -- The following is a list of companies
whose shares may have unusual moves in Australia. The preview
includes news announced after markets closed. All prices are
from yesterday’s close unless otherwise stated.

The S&P/ASX 200 Index futures contract due in December
gained 0.1 percent to 4,781 as of 7:59 a.m. in Sydney. The Bank
of New York Australia ADR Index slipped 0.1 percent. The S&P/ASX
200 Index added 0.2 percent to 4,766.90.

Mining shares: Copper for delivery in three months dropped
0.7 percent to $9,165 a metric ton ($4.16 a pound) on the London
Metal Exchange at 6:11 p.m. in London yesterday.

BHP Billiton Ltd. (BHP AU), the world’s largest mining
company, climbed 0.5 percent to A$45.65. Its American depositary
receipts fell 0.3 percent in New York trading.

Rio Tinto Group (RIO AU), the world’s third-biggest miner,
gained 0.2 percent to A$87.90 in Sydney. Rio yesterday said it
will spend more than $1 billion expanding two Canadian aluminum
smelters to cut costs and electricity usage.

Oil producers: Crude oil for January delivery declined 0.4
percent to settle at $88.28 a barrel on the New York Mercantile
Exchange yesterday.

CFS Retail Property Trust (CFX AU): The real-estate trust
that invests in Australian shopping centers was downgraded to
“neutral” from “outperform” at Credit Suisse Group AG. The
stock was unchanged at A$1.805.

FKP Property Group (FKP AU): The real-estate company was
rated new “overweight” at JPMorgan Chase & Co. Its shares
advanced 1.9 percent to 81 Australian cents.

Origin Energy Ltd. (ORG AU): Australia’s New South Wales
state government has sold A$5.3 billion ($5.3 billion) of
electricity assets to Origin Energy and TRUenergy Holdings Pty
Ltd. and remains in talks on the sale of two gentrader contracts,
according to an e-mailed statement. Origin shares gained 1.1
percent to A$16.80 when they last traded on Dec. 13.